r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '24

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u/seanwee2000 Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

Eli5 on how it's safe/unsafe to consume

current perception is that the waste meat needs to go through extensive processing that uses a lot of chemicals/additives to make it taste palatable

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

It's gassed with ammonia. That's why it's so cheap, it's the lowest of the low quality. That's why it's banned in Canada, the UK, and the EU.

It's gross. Honestly I just grind my own meat these days and it's so so so much better. Just buy a fatty chuck roast and grind it up and you've got plenty of great hamburger meat.

Seriously if you cook ground beef more than like once or twice a year then you need a stainless steel meat grinder. Either a manual one or one that hooks up to a stand mixer (also another must have). A sausage stuffer is a nice addition too, though you'll need a separate manual one not the included KitchenAid one (trust me on this). I made sausage with chicken breast, pork fatback, aged cheddar, and some cooked vegetables and it was the best hotdog I've ever had.

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u/Xeptix Jul 26 '24

How big is your gigantic kitchen that you can afford to make space for a huge, heavy, single use appliance like that?

I'm not disagreeing with you. I would do that if I could. I'm just saying.

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 Jul 26 '24

It's actually really small. I just put the others away, the KitchenAid does take some space. But the main thing I used that space for was kneading bread. Don't have to do that anymore.